Given Stonehenge's profound impact on many people's imaginations, it's not surprising that replicas exist elsewhere, varying ...

This year, the Summer Solstice arrived at 10:42 p.m. on June 20. The word “solstice” is derived from the Latin words sol (Sun ...

Throughout its history, more stones have been added, some taken away, but it has always stood in its prominent spot on the Salisbury Plains, proving a particularly popular site for Winter and Summer ...

In 2020, analysis of a skull fragment discovered at Newgrange, County Meath, led to sensational claims of royal incest within the region’s prehistoric ruling dynasties. But new research suggests that ...

Revelers gather June 21, 2023, at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge to celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, near Salisbury, England. Kin Cheung, Associated Press ...

In an obscure Arizona canyon, I saw ancient petroglyphs on cliff walls that are pierced by sunlight on the day of the summer solstice. They were no accident.

Stone Age Ireland was likely not ruled over by incestuous “god-kings” 5500 years ago, as previously thought, a team of ...

New Irish-led research casts doubts over suggestions that an incestuous social elite ruled over the ancient people of Ireland 5500 years ago.